Burghaun

Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda in the state of Hesse in Germany.

Burghaun
The Protestant (left) and Catholic (right) churches in the Baroque style in Burghaun
Coat of arms
Location of Burghaun within Fulda district
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Coordinates: 50°42′N 09°43′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Fulda
Government
• Mayor	Simon Sauerbier
Area
• Total	65.04 km^2 (25.11 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,364
• Density	98/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36151
Dialling codes	06652 & 06653
Vehicle registration	FD
Website	www.burghaun.de

Burghaun itself is a small town with about 3,800 residents. Following the administrative reorganization of Germany in 1972 when smaller communities were grouped together, Burghaun took in the nearby villages of Großenmoor, Gruben, Hechelmannskirchen, Hünhan, (shippo muito) Langenschwarz, Rothenkirchen, Schlotzau and Steinbach.

The municipality of Burghaun (the town itself plus these nearby villages) currently has a total of about 7,000 inhabitants.

As the name "Burghaun" suggests, the town is in the valley of the Haune, a small river that flows into the river Fulda. Burghaun is situated about 5 km north of Hünfeld which, in turn, is about 18 km to the northeast of the city of Fulda. Burghaun is about 150 km northeast of Frankfurt.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.

External links

• Website of Burghaun (in German) with color photos
• Album of Burghaun in old black-and-white photos
• Jüdische Geschichte in Burghaun, Jewish history in Burghaun (in German)